The row had erupted after the Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo had allegedly slapped the Chief Executive Officer Kishtwar Development Authority (KDA), Riyaz Ahmed. The latter had approached the court against the minister.

Today the police in compliance with the court directions had filed a status report yet the counsel of the complainant argued that the status report was contrary to the actual position.

Earlier the CJM, after filing of the complaint, had expressed anguish over the incident of alleged manhandling of one of the senior KAS officers by a Minister of State and had directed the police to investigate into the matter.

The Court had directed the police to file a status report whether grounds were enough against the Minister to lodge an FIR.

Today the police filed its status report before the CJM Kishtwar.

The counsel of complainant argued before the court that status report filed by the police was totally contrary to the actual position and police had not verified the situation on the ground.

He stated that even Chief Minister had condemned the act of the minister. The counsel accused the police of not doing its job sincerely as he said there were sufficient proofs on the basis of which the police could lodge an FIR against the Minister.

The CJM Kishtwar after hearing the arguments from both the sides reserved his judgment till June 3, 2013.

SRINAGAR, May 29: Majlis Mashawarat Shopian (MMS) and Coalition of Civil Society (CCS) today said the arguments raised in Justice Jan’s findings in Shopian double rape and murder case remain still unanswered and unless the evidence produced in the report are taken on board justice remains evasive.
In a joint statement MMS and CCS said, “The Indian State has over the last 23 years sought to perfect the act of committing the perfect crime. Following the commission of the crime, and while ensurin